Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-05
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The lCsd annual convention OF the Prot.
estant Episcopal Church Of the diocese q
Pennsvlvania. was opened Tuesday at ".
Luke's Church, on Thirteenth street near
spruce, Philadelphia, Bishop Stevens, atter
tie services, called the convenuoh - o sus.
and delivered his annual ADDRESS, the SUI
| stance OF which follows.
@Dear Brethren Of the Clergy and Laity;
rhrnuvh tha good hand OF our GOO upon
| ns Wa are brought together in another an
| nuai convention. These councils OF the
| church are invaluable, as bringing togetne5
year BY year the clergy ana m ~ a no% lao s
| lslatiye body, engaging us In the same &C.
eleslastical work, gathering us around the
/ aame holy table, That the Holy Ghost VINO
nresided In the council of the pleased apps.
lies NAV preside over all our hearts and
minds now will be, am sure, our united
"The bishop then proceeded to give de-
tailed statemeot OF his work during the
vear. In speaking OF the celebration on
FEBRUARY Ath OF the one hundredth ami
yersary OF the conservation OF blshop
White, he said: The same day oelebrauoh
Of this great event. through the Kindness o.
the Archbishop OF Canterbury, was made 10
the same chapel In the Lambeth Palace
where Bishops White and Provost were con-
| aeerated on the 4th OF February, 176I, by the
archbIshops OF York and Oapterbury, and
, by the bishops Of Peterborough and Bath
, and Wells. -,
1.-THE two services were linked together I,s sr
by a Geographic message which eapied 70
/ | the Archbishop OF Canterbury, which was
i | read during the Lambeth services by the
+ M. Rev. II, O. Potter, ID. D., Bishop OF Now
! Work. who made an admirable and felici-
tous address on that occasion. The Ameri.
| can Church was thus represented not only
by Bishop Lyman. who has charge OF sne
+ | churches of our communion on the conti'
4 nent of Europe, but also by the ht hev'
Q Henry @. Potter as the Bishop OF New York
= and the SUCCESSOR of Bishop Provost, bu
4 | who also, us the son OF my predecessor
4 singulerly combined In himself the, tWt
4 bishops consecrated IN LamDeth, anu Ih'
q twoasloceses for which they we're respect
% wen eonsecrated a hundred years ago.
g oThe bishop then said there were four
" the clergy who had died during the conven
% tional year, viz: The Rev. Thomas Jeffersol
"a Davis, who died In July In his Sath year
\. He was rector emeritus OF the Church
"a the Resurrection, Rising Sun: ne was o.
y dained deacon September oath, 1881, an
70 spent nearly IS years in the ministry. IN
IN Rey. Thomas NJ. Antrim died July 9Th In tn
tx 46th wear of his age. The Rev. John Rooney
il rector emeritus OF ST. Lukes, Germantown
ty died September 2gth, In the 9lst years OF n
age, and the Hev. Ut. MANSON meier-ohuitn
March Goth, In his 61st year.
IThree OF the Oldest bishops have diet
The first was Horatio Potter, Bishop OF Me-
York, contiguous diocese, and BROTH
10 Of our ever venerated Alonzo Potter.
me, said the bishop, he was specially ALLIE
nm as he, with his brother, presented me TO Il
to presiding bishop for conservation TO n
n. present office. He had long and som
he what harrassing episoopate. When full
~ honors, he was compelled by the inarmi
IN OF age to place his pastoral staff In 9
= hands OF his successor and nephew. ~
~. Us, summons came to him on the first Sund
III morning in the year, Come up higher al
Ike 'he was not, for God took him.
ial 'The next OF the bishops to die "
id, William Mercer Green, Bishop OF Miss
yer sippi, who died In February last, In the 81
No wear OF his age. The death OF Bishop L
has come nearer to us than that OF q
VI other. He was our next door neighb
9 IL He was we'll known to all of us. He v
the the presiding bishop of our whole ehur'
We For fifty years he had been faithful min
nks ter OF the Lord Jegus; for forty-fye ye
NOT he had been Bishop OF Delaware for th
Ne years he was presiding bishop. The bish
- adverted to the remarkable fact that tn
! ,,i who died within the last four months nu
phi bered together 252 years OF life, or
ises average OF 81 each; q Joint ministry OF
the years, or So each, and an episeopate OF
years, or an average Of 3S each"
ava Two sessions will be held daily, from
aid m. until 1880 a. m, and from p IN. N
-. / ID. m,